Ballothood - 12 months in the making

Less than four hours until the 2015 Oscar nominations are announced! Dream ballot, pour forth:

Best Picture

BOYHOOD
FOXCATCHER
GONE GIRL
NIGHTCRAWLER

SELMA
STRANGER BY THE LAKE
UNDER THE SKIN
WHIPLASH

Special mentions:

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: THEM
OBVIOUS CHILD


Best Director

Richard Linklater – BOYHOOD
Bennett Miller – FOXCATCHER
David Fincher – GONE GIRL
Jonathan Glazer – UNDER THE SKIN
Damien Chazelle - WHIPLASH

Special mentions:

Ava DuVernay – SELMA
Alain Guiraudie – STRANGER BY THE LAKE
Dan Gilroy – NIGHTCRAWLER


Best Actor

Channing Tatum – FOXCATCHER
Steve Carell – FOXCATCHER
Jake Gyllenhaal – NIGHTCRAWLER
David Oyelowo – SELMA
Miles Teller - WHIPLASH

Special mentions:

Michael Keaton – BIRDMAN
James McAvoy – THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: THEM
Joaquin Phoenix – THE IMMIGRANT
Joaquin Phoenix – INHERENT VICE

Nicolas Cage – JOE
Alfred Molina – LOVE IS STRANGE
John Lithgow - LOVE IS STRANGE
Jesse Eisenberg – NIGHT MOVES


Best Actress

Jessica Chastain – THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: THEM
Marion Cottilard – THE IMMIGRANT
Jenny Slate – OBVIOUS CHILD
Scarlett Johansson – UNDER THE SKIN
Reese Witherspoon - WILD

(the rest after the jump)